Tom Cairney’s favourite TV programme is I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here - and the Fulham midfielder was saying the same thing before Saturday’s heartening 3-1 win over QPR.

Deep in the relegation jungle, Whites and Cairney did themselves a favour with a crushing victory over the neighbours. The £4 million player cemented the double over Rs when he notched a killer third goal just before half time.

The man who confesses to studying the Championship table can look at it openly today rather than through fingers - but watching heroes Ant and Dec inflict humiliation on hapless celebs, still demands a measure of caution.

“I do it enjoy it every year,” Cairney said.

“But I could never do it and have creepy crawlies and rats crawling over you, and I like Ant and Dec because I don’t think I would watch it if they weren’t on it.”